2014 Tennessee Code
Title 57 - Intoxicating Liquors
Chapter 3 - Local Option--Traffic in Intoxicating Liquors
Part 8 - Sale of Wine in Retail Food Stores
§ 57-3-801 - Referendum for sale of wine in retail food stores -- Form of referendum -- Time of election.

(a) (1) This part shall be effective in any jurisdiction that authorizes the sale of wine in retail food stores in a referendum in the manner prescribed by § 57-3-106; provided, however, that a jurisdiction must have held and passed a referendum authorizing retail package stores or held and passed a referendum authorizing the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises prior to holding a referendum authorized under this section.

(2) If the county election commission receives the necessary petition requesting the referendum not less than forty-five (45) days before the date on which an election is scheduled to be held, except for referenda scheduled to be held with the regular November general election which shall be held pursuant to § 2-3-204, the county election commission shall include the referendum question contained in subsection (b) on the ballot.

(b) At any such election, the question submitted to the voters shall be in the following form:

For legal sale of wine at retail food stores in _________________ (here insert name of political subdivision).

Against legal sale of wine at retail food stores in _________________(here insert name of political subdivision).

(c) A referendum described in this section may be held at any election prescribed in § 57-3-106(c)(1); provided, however, that no such referendum may be held prior to the regular November election in 2014.